About SEIU District 1199
SEIU District 1199 represents more than 30,000 health care and social service workers across West Virginia, Kentucky and Ohio. The Union is a part of the Service Employees International Union, whose 2 million members make it the largest union in the country, as well as the largest health care union in the nation.
Contact the Union
All union staff members and administrative organizers can be easily contacted so we can communicate with our members. If you have a question, please contact your Delegate or Executive Board member. If you need to contact the union, click here for a staff listing.
History of the Union
SEIU 1199 has a long, proud history. Founded in 1932 by Leon Davis, District 1199 began in New York City as a union of pharmacists, porters, "soda jerks" and cosmeticians. Our District began to organize in the mid-1970's in West Virginia, and Ohio and Kentucky soon followed. Read a more detailed version.
About SEIU
SEIU is the fastest-growing union in North America, with 2 million members in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico and 120,000 retirees. We are united by the belief in the dignity and worth of workers and the services they provide, and we are dedicated to improving the lives of workers and their families and to creating a more just and humane society. Learn more about us.
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